It's late when the phone rings,
And I know it's you
Crushed and crying,
What to do, what do I do?
I answer the phone,
Your pain spills out over the miles
But oh, just once
I wish we could share the smiles
We're supposed to be closer but
You only call me when you're crying
Contemplating suicide or murder,
Weary of trying
Why, oh, why?
Do you only call me dying.
I know I'm not there
To gently hold your hand
I'm 1000 miles away
And I'm not that man.
Do you see how he's become
More important to you than me.
But I'm the one you trust
With the secrets he won't see.
I would never make you choose
I could never leave you.
But I am confused
I don't want to lose you.
You say that I don't call you
You say I'm not close.
It's hard for me too
Being your brother's ghost.
